Netflix star and rapper Ghetts charged with fatal hit-and-run of man aged 20

Ghetts performs at the LABRUM London presentation during London Fashion Week February 2025 on February 22, 2025 in London, England. — Ghetts appeared in court for the charge on Monday (Picture: Joe Maher/Getty Images)

Rapper and Supacell star Ghetts has been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a fatal crash.

The musician andNetflixactor, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, allegedly failed to stop after hitting a 20-year-old man in Ilford, in north-eastLondon.

The incident occurred in Redbridge Lane East on Saturday, 18 October, theMet Policesaid.

The 41-year-old, who goes by the name Ghetts, appeared at Stratford Magistrates’ Court on Monday, the same day the man died in hospital.

The indictment could change from causing serious injury to causing death by dangerous driving at the next hearing.

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The rapper, from Woodford Green, was remanded into custody and is due to appear at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 27 October.

PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - 2024/06/22: British rapper Justin Jude Clarke-Samuels aka Ghetts performs live on stage during the last day of open-air summer music festival Metronome Prague 2024. (Photo by Tomas Tkacik/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) — The musician and Netflix actor allegedly failed to stop after hitting a 20-year-old man (Picture: Tomas Tkacik/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 01: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Ghetts attends The BRIT Awards 2025 at Intercontinental London - The O2, on March 01, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Redferns) — The indictment could change to causing death by dangerous driving (Picture: Jim Dyson/Redferns)

Police are appealing for witnesses to the crash to come forward.

Ghetts, who playedGlastonburylast year, has featured alongsideSkepta,StormzyandEd Sheeran, racking up millions of plays onSpotify.

He released his debut studio album, Rebel with a Cause, in 2014, which he then followed up with Conflict of Interest in 2021.

The rapper toured abroad with Top Boy star and fellow rapper Kano, and was a member of East London British grime group Nasty Crew.

Ghetts took home the Best Male Act at the Mobo Awards in 2021 and has also been nominated for a Mercury Prize.

Ghetts with his Pioneer Award award at the Mobo Awards, at the Utilita Arena Sheffield. Picture date: Wednesday February 7, 2024. PA Photo. The annual event, which recognises and celebrates black music and culture, is being held at Utilita Arena Sheffield for the first time. See PA story SHOWBIZ Mobo. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson/PA Wire — Real name Justin Clarke-Samuel, he has won a Mobo award (Picture: Danny Lawson/ PA)

In 2024, he received the Mobo Pioneer Award in 2024 for his significant contribution to British black culture.

Ghetts also co-starred in the Netflix superhero drama Supacell, in which a group of normal south Londoners develop otherworldly powers overnight, as a result of a shared family history of sickle cell disease.

The show debuted on the streamer in 2024 and saw Ghetts play Craig, or Krazy, who was a former gangster on the show who had the power to absorb the abilities of those around him.

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